Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. They put them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.
Luke 14:13 - The Text-Critical English New Testament But when yoʋ prepare a banquet, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when you give a banquet or a reception, invite the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind. American Standard Version (1901) But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: Common English Bible Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, crippled, lame, and blind. Catholic Public Domain Version But when you prepare a feast, call the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind; |
Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. They put them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.
So the servants went out to the roads and gathered together all whom they found, both evil and good, and the wedding feast was filled with guests.
But give as alms the things that are on the inside, and behold, everything will be clean for you.
Jesus also said to the man who had invited him, “When yoʋ prepare a luncheon or dinner, do not invite yoʋr friends, yoʋr brothers, yoʋr relatives, or yoʋr rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite yoʋ in return, and yoʋ will be repaid.
Then yoʋ will be blessed. Since they do not have the means to repay yoʋ, yoʋ will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
So the servant came back and told these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.’
So Peter rose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him to the upper room, and all the widows stood before him, weeping and showing him all the tunics and cloaks that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
Therefore the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
and has a reputation for good works, that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, just, holy, and self-controlled,
We are very thankful for the comfort we have received from yoʋr love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through yoʋ, brother.
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by showing hospitality some have hosted angels without knowing it.